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Thank you for the tips! I need all the help that I can get 😬😂. How long have you been knitting for?

@ I’ve been knitting for over thirty years at this point, my mother taught me when I was so young I can’t remember 😆

Wow! I wish that I’d learnt to craft so young.

Thank you ☺️. I wasn’t 100% sure.

🤞Are you making something fun?

​@@elimeedesignsI've just recently got a knitting machine so have been making lots of hats and am about to start on a vest soon! centre pulls are super helpful for knitting machines I've found (if they're done correctly!)

Ooo good luck 🍀. That sounds like fun!

Thank you for the extra advice. I’ll have to try again with the cotton. The Hayfield keeps barfing even now that I have the centre pull 😩.

I use this method ☺️ th-cam.com/video/NzZHGaTN_-U/w-d-xo.html

@ So good Thank you.

You’re welcome

I’m so glad that you found it helpful ☺️

Glad I’m not alone on this journey ☺️. How is yours going so far?

I love that idea ☺️. Thank you. Have you made many yourself?

Did you find a pattern you like?

I like them all but the hop scotch granny purse is adorable!❤❤​@elimeedesigns

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I’m just waiting for the host designer’s blog page to go live before I share the link ☺️. I will pin a comment to this video and add it to the description as soon as it does. If you join my email newsletter I’ll be sending the details out there too?

@@elimeedesigns i think i did that earlier today. ❤️ thanks for the info ❤️

No worries

Exactly ☺️. Have you started yours?

@@elimeedesigns Yes. It’s a granny square with Christmas colors. Some squares will be the regular style and others will have Christmas themes in the center. I haven’t done very many, though, and there’s no special date for the finish. I just work on a square every once in a while.

I’m working on crocheting a blanket for each member of my family. I have a large family, so it’s slow going. I finish blankets for each of my children and their families. I’m almost done with the third one and her kids. Considering that I have eight children and twelve grandchildren, I think I’m doing fine. However, the recipients probably think I’m too slow. It’s fun, though. When I need a break I make a stuffed animal and matching blanket. I also take a turn working on the Christmas blanket.

Sounds lovely!

Wow! What a lovely tradition 😁. You have to enjoy the process, so I agree, plenty of breaks when needed are a must. 🍀

Thank you ☺️. I had to google what a hussif is, and they look amazing! A lot of my remaining WIPs are more time consuming too - I have a love of blankets. I haven’t stopped to count how many sewing/cross stitch WIPs I have 😂. I agree that we must try not to be too harsh on ourselves, but I do feel better now that my WIP count is slowly shrinking. Do you have a particular WIP that your are focusing on at present?

Well, I am aiming to get the cardigan done next. After all winter is coming, right? I am at home for another week with the flu, so I might just get that done. Well, there are absolutely stunning examples of hussifs online. Mine is nowhere near as fancy though. I am fairly new to embroidery and so I focus more on "creativity" than accuracy. Which shows. 😂 Which kind of yarn do you prefer for blankets and such? I tend to use ones with at least 50 percent woolish fibre or pure cotton. I know acrylic has its benefits though.

At the moment I lean towards acrylic a lot - my kids use the blankets and they need washing often 😬. Good luck with your cardigan 🍀.

Thank you, and well done for setting yourself a goal - I find that it helps ☺️.

I’m so glad that you enjoyed it ☺️. You got this! I definitely recommend trying the snowball method if you lose motivation at any point. Good luck with your sweater 🍀. Do any of your projects have deadlines to spur you on? Eg are any birthday/holiday gifts?

@elimeedesigns yes thankfully this one is a test knit due in 3 weeks! Then I have 7 baby blankets I want done in the next month, they are going well and will probably be done by then. But then I'll have to start a few new ones for Christmas gifts, I want to make crochet gnomes as teacher gifts 🤣😅 but that will help with stash busting!

Wow, loads of blankets too (my favourite kind of project 😁). I hope that finishing each of your projects brings you joy.

😂 thank you! I’m so glad that my awful amigurumi-assembly doesn’t put you off. I’ve made 3 similar themed patterns by Hookanory. Her mini-monster Halloween CAL (in progress atm) has a similar shape too. Do you make many amigurumi?

That is so kind of you! We need more crocheters like you ☺️. If you are in the UK there are some charities that supply the yarn for you to crochet donations.

Thank you ☺️, and I very much appreciate the feedback! I hope to improve with every video, and your feedback tells me how I can do this. Are you stashbusting too?

@@elimeedesigns Yes, I try to! To have a ginormous stash makes me stressed almost as if i had the same amount of wips. I have knitted ten sweaters from stash this year, and reduced it a lot, but still more to go.

Wow! That is a lot of sweaters. You must enjoy making them ☺️. Do you have a favourite pattern? I hope try try making my first sweater this winter.

@@elimeedesigns I loved the Stick season sweater by Rebecca Clow 😍 Would highly recommend it!

Thanks ☺️. I definitely love the cream version she has on Ravelry… and the Rhue sweater. I’m gonna have to watch out for rabbit holes 😂

I think that the more important question is whether your stash brings you joy (or causes any other issues for you)? There is nothing wrong with a large stash if you have the space, money, and love it ☺️

😂 yeah, it’s going to be a long journey! Are you stashbusting too?

@@elimeedesigns At the moment I'm losing at "not growing the stash..." I'll probably be in busting mode in a couple more months, when all of me that's visible is my frantically waving hand... Have a great day. 🐞

Good luck 🍀

Oh, thank you so much! What a lovely compliment ☺️. What project are you using it for?

A common phenomenon. Would you like to shrink it?

Amazing! Blankets are definitely big yarn eaters ☺️. Do you have a favourite pattern?

@@elimeedesigns Chevron stitch or Chevron pattern is definitely my favorite, both in crochet and knitting!

It is definitely a classic!

Thank you for the lovely suggestion ☺️. Have you made many pairs?

@@elimeedesigns Oh Yes i did . two pairs standing right in front of me. But counting up from 2 years back i must be 20 pairs in …

Definitely a winner then!

Welcome ☺️. Scrap blankets are definitely in my wheelhouse lol. I’m hoping to start making some Christmas gifts too. Have you started preparing yet?

Thank you so much ☺️. I love making blankets.

Thank you for the suggestions ☺️. Are you a big blanket fan?

@@elimeedesigns I am , I love a pretty blanket ,and any I can also use scraps for is a winner .

Me too!

Thank you for the suggestion. I’ll have to check out your video ☺️. Which charity do you donate to?

Thank you for your suggestion. I am a BIG blanket fan, and have a C2C scrapgan in progress at the moment 😁. Which stitch do you use for yours?

That sounds like a very worthy cause 😁

Oh that sounds lovely! I’d love to see them when you’re done ☺️

I’m sort of doing that already, but I’m using C2C (I’m not a huge granny stitch fan 😬). I plan to do a moss stitch after too.

Thank you for sharing your story. I agree it is hard, but I don’t regret donating the yarn that caused me pain - self-care is important. Be kind to yourself. Slowly chipping away at it is moving in the right direction. Maybe pick a cause close to your heart so that it feels good to let it go?

It sounds like you’ve been working hard on destashing 👏. Any sock pattern recommendations?

@@elimeedesigns I’ve recently purchased the 52 weeks of socks book but I think most are going to be too complicated for me! I’m generally a vanilla socks kind of girl 🧦

I’ve only tried vanilla-style socks so far too lol. I’m saving up my best sock yarn for knitting socks - my current knitting goal (I’m very beginner atm). I’ll have to take a gander at the book and dream!

Thank you! And thank you for the suggestion. I hope that you have fun crocheting your baby blankets - they're one of my favourite projects :) How many do you have left to make?

@elimeedesigns I've got 7 baby blankets to do 😅🫠 thankfully that should make a decent dent in my stash!!

😮 hopefully you’ve got a fun pattern or few to follow!

Aww thank you. I definitely plan to donate some of my blankets - I love making them but already have four boxes full lol. Do you have a particular shelter or charity that you support?

@@elimeedesigns Please check out Boggy Creek Camp. It is a Camp for ill children to have fun and vacation with their whole family and all the medicine stuff is there for them. There is a Boggy Blanket Brigade build of some You Tubers for example Juan the yarn addict, Nina ´s Knots Crochets, She ´s got yarn 2, Billy the Crafty Floridian….. every child who was in Boggy Creek Camp gets a blanket and is allowed to take it. There are some measurements you should follow, but yarn or scrap yarn / bride colours for the children or all in blue…..which pattern? The one you like👍 senior shelters in your area or for the homeless or woman shelters or foster care…..there are so many who would love to get your awesome blankets. In my area I asked people for their yarn ( who stayed in their homes for no use ). We are crocheting and knitting for the homeless people all warm clothes from the donated yarn. We also knit and crochet some blankets (granny squares or C 2 C,…). In December we make an auction with the blankets and the money will be donated to several groups. The Crochet- / Knitgroup is since July 2024. We are 12 people already and it is so much fun. Maybe this is something for you? Also a good way to destash😀🧶

Thank you for your suggestions - I will definitely check them out. And thank you for the fabulous work that you do!

Oh no, I’m so sorry. I’ll try my best to adjust it for the next video.

Thank you so much for the suggestion. I’ve not tried much Tunisian yet, so I’ll take a look ☺️

Is there a particular design that you would recommend?

@@elimeedesigns she has several Tunisian crochet blankets on her YT channel and for free on her blog. One of them is called the Mulberry Afghan (in her TH-cam.m it’s just called Tunisian crochet baby blanket.) But she gives you the multiple so you can make it any size. In that video, I noticed she’s using the same mandala ombre yarn you held up toward the beginning of this video! That would be a really pretty type of yarn to use combined with a solid color.

Thank you for your reply. I’ll start browsing 😁

Thank you so much! 😊 I definitely feel fortunate to have built up such a big stash over time, but I can totally understand how it might seem like a dream! Honestly though, having a large stash can feel overwhelming at times, especially when trying to keep it organized or figuring out what to use it for. That’s why I’m excited about stashbusting - it’s helping me get creative and reduce the pile! It’s all about finding the right balance that works for you. 💕 What projects are you working on with your yarn right now?

Aww thank you ☺️. I’m so glad that you enjoyed the pattern.

Aww, thank you so much ☺️. That’s lovely to hear. Is there something that you would like to see more of?

Thank you so much ☺️

Yes it does ☺️.

Do you have a project in mind to try it out?

Thank you for the suggestion. I don’t have one yet but can add it to my to-do list ☺️

@@elimeedesigns Oh that would be so lovely. In the mean time will do one of your c2c V stitch patterns as I am addicted to c2c patterns. Would be lovely for a baby blanket.....thank you so much

You're very welcome

Thank you ☺️. That’s lovely to hear.